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WorksheetsThe Odyssey - The Telemachy (books 1 - 4)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 3mins
Who is having a conversation about Odysseus at the beginning of book1?
Telemachus and Penelope
Telemachus and Altinous
Athena and Telemachus
Athena and Zeus
What do we learn about Odysseus at the beginning of book 1?
He died in the Trojan War and now Penelope is choosing who she is going to remarry.
He is on his way back to Ithaca with wealth and riches from The Trojan War.
All his men are dead and he is trapped on an island with the goddess Calypso.
He now lives in Olympus with Zeus.
What is Athena's opinion of Odysseus at the beginning of book 1?
She is jealous of Calypso.
She is worried about him and desperately wants to help him get home.
She is mad at him for losing the Trojan War.
She hates him for blinding her son.
Why does Poseidon hate Odysseus?
Because he was on the side of the Trojans in the war.
Because Odysseus broke xenia with the gods.
Because he hates anyone who tries to travel by sea.
Because Odysseus blinded his son, Polyphemus.
Why is Telemachus sad in book 1?
Because Ithaca is beset by suitors who are eating and drinking all of his supplies.
Because his father is dead.
Because he is not the king.
Because his mother has not chosen who to marry.
Who is the leader of the suitors?
Icarius
Mentes
Antinous
Nestor
What is the ancient code of hospitality that is so important in ancient Greece?
Hong Baos
Epithets
Xenia
Gods and Goddesses
Read the following:
Polo, son of lightning; Quick-witted Katy; Ella the wise; Bailey, daughter of the rain
What are all of these an example of?
Similes
Tone
Analogies
Epithets
An archetype is a character, image, or event that (a)
Reorder the events of book 2
Telemachus pleads for help to deal with the suitors
Altinous accuses Penelope of treachery and demands she choose a suitor to marry.
An old man prophesies that Odysseus is on his way back.
Athena helps Telemachus gather materials for his journey.
Telemachus takes men and flees to Pylos with the help of Athena.
Why does Telemachus visit King Nestor and King Menelaus in books 3 and 4?
To convince them to fight against the suitors
To test the ideas of Xenia.
Because Athena wants to keep him away from the suitors.
To gather information about his father
Which is NOT a common idea in the Telemachy (books 1 - 4)
To show the state of Ithaca while Odysseus is away
To show Telemachus's development as a character
To show how Odysseus has abandoned his family
To provide examples of the importance of Xenia
